The Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) is a legislative program that was authorized in Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (or "FAST Act"), the federal transportation act that was signed into law on December 4, 2015. With certain exceptions, projects that met eligibility criteria for the Safe Routes to School Program, Transportation Enhancements, and/or the Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities Program are eligible TAP projects.

All TAP projects require sponsors to pay 20% of approved projects costs. TAP projects are capped. A TAP project may not be substituted for another project. TAP projects must commence within four years of the award date.

TAP projects within the jurisdiction of a Transportation Management Area (TMA) are selected at the regional level by TMAs, which are metropolitan planning organizations with a population over 200,000. TMA contact information is provided below.

TAP Applications for the 2023-2026 Program Cycle are due Friday,​ March 24, 2023​.

2023-2026 Transportation Alternative Program​

• See the FFY 2023 - 2026 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Program Solicitation web page for information about the 2023-2026 solicitation.​​
  

Previous BIL Solicitations

• Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022 TAP Solicitation Memo​
  

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022-2023 TAP ​Supplemental Solicitation

In this Supplemental 2022-2023 TAP program solicitation​, eligible applications are limited to non-infrastructure Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programming projects or non-infrastructure planning studies (including SRTS planning). Applications for this solicitation were due Friday, June 3, 2022.

• Application​​​
  
• Program Guidelines
  
• Instructions
  
• ​BIL and TAP FFY 2022-2023 Solicitation Webinar Presentation (May 18, 2022)
• ​BIL and TAP FFY 2022-2023 Solicitation​ Webinar Video​ 

Previous TAP awards

• 2022-2026 TAP awards
  
• 2020-2024 TAP awards​
  
• 2018-2022 TAP awards
• 2016-2020 TAP awards​
  
• 2014-2018 TAP awards
  

Change Management

• Local Programs Change Management Policy and Process
• Sample forms and instructions
• Change Management Project Change Request Form (Updated December 2019)
• Instruction Key for Project Change Request Form
• Change Management Worksheet(Optional)
• Change Management Schedule Change Request
• Instruction Key for Schedule Change Request

Sponsor’s Guide and training requirements

The Sponsor’s Guide to Non-Traditional Transportation Project Implementation (Sponsor’s Guide) provides information and instructions to Sponsors to help them successfully develop locally let federally funded transportation projects in accordance with Federal and State laws and regulations.

Sponsors of non-infrastructure and/or planning projects should note that some of the Sponsor’s Guide will not apply to non-infrastructure activities.

The Sponsor must become familiar with the Sponsor’s Guide so that they understand the responsibilities they are accepting when applying for the benefit of using Federal Funding. Beginning with projects awarded in 2010, Sponsors constructing locally let projects must attend a one-day training session. The training session instructs Sponsors on the local letting process and results in certification to administer and deliver these projects.

The Sponsor's Guide, Certification form and additional resources are available at the link below.

• Guidance and Manual for Non-Traditional Transportation Project Implementation

Regional local program contacts

Please direct TAP questions to the appropriate WisDOT contact person listed below.

Southwest Region

Rob Winterton
robert.winterton@dot.wi.gov
Phone: (608) 789-7879
Fax: (608) 246-3819​

• TMA Contact:
  Ben Lyman
  Greater Madison MPO
  BLyman@cityofmadison.com

Southeast Region

Jacob Varnes
jacob.varnes@dot.wi.gov
Phone: (262) 548-8789
Fax: (262) 521-4425

• TMA Contact:
  Ryan Hoel
  Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
  rhoel@sewrpc.org

Northeast Region

​Related information:

• Federal aid project delivery